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Patent GB-2196461-A (GB)
Title: Display devices
Inventor: EWYK ROBERT LEOPOLD VAN
IPC: G09F13/20
Filed: 1986-10-20
Abstract: A display device includes UV fluorescent tubes 1,3 which are arranged to direct UV radiation into a plastic sheet 9, where the radiation is totally internally reflected. A layer of radiation absorbing material 11, 13 is formed on one surface of the sheet 9 and a luminescent material 14, 15 is located on the same surface. The layer of radiation absorbing material 11, 13 is effective to direct a portion of the radiation into the luminescent material 14, 15 thereby exciting the luminescent material 14, 15 to cause fluorescence of the luminescent material 14, 15. The luminescent material may be in the form of lettering 14 painted on the display surface or in the form of a liquid crystal panel 15 wherein the host liquid crystal material includes a fluorescent guest material. The panel 15 may include barrier layers to prevent migration of sodium from the glass substrates to the liquid crystal material. The device may be used in aircraft cockpit displays. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2200860-A (GB)
Title: Bar stock feed device
Inventor: WINDLEY PETER LESLIE
IPC: B23B13/12
Filed: 1986-11-20
Abstract: The device comprises a tubular holder 1 externally threaded 3 to receive an adjustable end cap 7 and lock nut 10 and having a fixed attachment 2 at the other end. Various gripping means, e.g. a confronting Spring loaded Frusto-Conical Element 14 with slots, are interchangably accommodated within the tubular holder 1. Alternative gripping elements are sleeves with resilient parts formed by longitudinal or helical slots, or frusto-conical elements with balls for gripping. Sleeve bores or ball arrays are provided for non-circular, e.g. rectangular or hexagonal, cross-section bar stock.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2185463-A (GB)
Title: Sorter
Inventor: KANEKO TAMAKI
IPC: B65H39/11
Filed: 1986-12-17
Abstract: A sorter (1) classifies and stacks recorded sheets of paper on a plurality of juxtapositioned receptacles (9). Individual recorded sheets are pinched by rollers 15,21 mounted in lift member (10) which is vertically movable in front of the receptacles (9) and is carried to its respective target receptacle, where the sheets are discharged by rollers (15,21) to the receptacle (9). 
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Patent GB-2190319-A (GB)
Title: Apparatus for weld cladding on metal surfaces
Inventor: REDMAN DEREK HARRY GRADDON
IPC: B23K9/04
Filed: 1987-05-12
Abstract: Apparatus (2) for weld cladding on metal surfaces, comprises rotatable mounting means (4) for rotateably mounting a workpiece (6) a welding torch (8), a feed mechanism (10) for weld material, slideable mounting means (12) on which the welding torch (8) and the feed mechanism (10) are mounted, and indexing means (16) for controlling the movement of the slideable mounting means (12). The welding torch (8) and the weld material are moveable in different controlled ways over an inner or outer surface of the workpiece (6) for enabling an even metal layer to be desposited on the inner or outer surface. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2199728-A (GB)
Title: A device for use in applying cream onto beverages
Inventor: TOAL JOHN
IPC: A47J43/28
Filed: 1987-12-16
Abstract: A device for use in applying cream onto beverages comprises a floating spoon having a handle 2 and a bowl 1 wherein the bowl incorporates a hollow float portion 4. Cream poured into a concave scoop portion 3 flows out over the dome- shaped upper surface 5 of the float portion 4 and also over the side lip 10 of the scoop portion. The transitional region 8 between the bowl 1 and the handle 2 is formed as an inverted V-shape so that the device can sit on the rim of a drinking vessel 13. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-878906-A (GB)
Abstract: 878,906. Moulding-machines. GREEN & SON Ltd., E. April 25, 1958 [April 26, 1957], No. 13385/57. Drawings to Specification. Class 83 (1). In a shell-moulding machine wherein a number of heated mould or core-boxes are arranged in a ring with their lower ends close to, or in contact with, a base-plate, over which the boxes are moved round the ring so as to pass through a number of work-stations, the baseplate is constructed so that it can be cooled by circulating a cooling-liquid through cooling- passages in or in contact with the base-plate. The machine is substantially as described in Specification 878,905, which is referred to, but the stationary base-plate has coolant-passages therethrough, or alternatively a coolant-pipe attached to its undersurface, such as by casting low-melting-temperature alloy around the pipe and in contact with the base-plate.
Patent GB-2200560-A (GB)
Title: Golf clubs
Inventor: FRY ROGER PHILIP
IPC: A63B53/04
Filed: 1988-02-08
Abstract: A putter has a hollow handle (3), shaft 2 and head within which a movable mass, preferably comprising particles 13 of lead shot, is captive. The handle (3) may form a reservoir (12) into and from which particles can be transferred through a gating device (4, 8, 11), thereby enabling the balance of the putter to be adjusted. The head may have a sealed window 15 carrying a scale 16 to allow measurement of the weight of particles held in the hand. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2203078-A (GB)
Title: Improvements in and relating to tube expanders
Inventor: LIND HEATHER JOAN
IPC: B21D41/02
Filed: 1987-07-15
Abstract: A tube expander tool (10) comprising a tool body (11), an axially movable mandrel (17) extending through the body and having a tapered end (37), jaw mounting means (18) coupled to the tool body (11) and comprising a plurality of expandable jaw elements (55) mounted for radial displacement upon axial movement of the mandrel (17), an adjustable tool head (13) between the tool body (11) and the jaw mounting means (18) and being movable axially in relation to the tool body (11), and locking means (52) to lock the tool head (13) against axial movement when the tool head (13) has been selectively positioned, whereby the amount of expansion of the jaw elements (55) can be accurately controlled.
Patent GB-2218206-A (GB)
Title: Detection of wall ties and their condition
Inventor: CARROLL JULIAN MARSDEN
IPC: G01V3/08
Filed: 1988-05-06
Abstract: A method of and apparatus for detecting wall ties in need of replacement employs a sensing head (10) having one or more magneto-resistive thin film sensors (12) to sense the differences in disturbance of a magnetic field at the sensing means due to an adjacent sound wall tie and due to an adjacent faulty wall tie, together with means (20,22) for electrically processing the outputs of the sensing means and a display and/or recording means (24). The sensed magnetic field may be the earth's field but is preferably a magnetic field generated by a magnet (14) in the sensing head. The processing circuitry may analyse a changing pattern of outputs from an array of sensors to produce an indication of the position of wall ties to be replaced. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2226934-A (GB)
Title: Radio communication system
Inventor: COOPER GARY DAVID
IPC: H04W84/08
Filed: 1988-08-19
Abstract: A multi-channel radio communication system, comprises a master station with a transmitter and receiver means for each channel of a series of communication channels and a plurality of user stations each having transmitter and receiver means for each channel in said series, the system being characterised by the provision on the master station of means transmitting a control signal (SYNC) on a channel on which no user stations are communicating and by the provision on each user station of scanning means for automatically tuning the user station to the channel on which the control signal is being transmitted. A user station so tuned may communicate with another user station by transmitting a tone on the SYNC channel. SYNC is then terminated and an address code of the required station transmitted. When the required station responds the two stations are locked onto that channel and the master station again transmits SYNC but on the next available channel.
Patent GB-2211913-A (GB)
Title: Leaf springs of composite material
Inventor: POLLARD ANDREW
IPC: F16F1/368
Filed: 1988-10-27
Abstract: A leaf spring (in plan view in Fig. 1) of fibre reinforced plastics material, for a vehicle suspension, has a central portion (10) and end portions (11, 12) inclined thereto, with reinforcing fibres increasing the cross-sectional area of the spring at least in transition regions (section B-B) between the central and end portions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2230558-A (GB)
Title: Regulating system for motor vehicle window
Inventor: WARD MARCUS JOHN SCOTT
IPC: E05F11/48
Filed: 1989-04-15
Abstract: A regulating system is described for a motor vehicle window located between longitudinally spaced guides in a vehicle door. The system comprises means (14, 16) for connection to one side of the window for raising and lowering the window (10) within the window guides, and a Bowden cable (22a, 22b) connected in use only to the window (10) and to the vehicle door (12) and serving to move the other side of the window (10) in synchronism with and in response to movement of the first side.
Patent GB-2238123-A (GB)
Title: Odometer
Inventor: TAYLOR PETER
IPC: G06M1/26
Filed: 1989-11-14
Abstract: An odometer 100 comprises odometer wheels 12-24 each having numerals zero to nine print on their periphery, each odometer wheel being rotatably mounted on a first shaft 34 and having odometer wheel teeth 28 formed around the circumference of one side 26 and a pair of drive teeth 32 formed on the periphery of the other side 30; pinion gears 38 rotatably mounted on a second shaft 40 between adjacent odometer wheels, the pinion gears having teeth 42 around their periphery which engage the odometer wheel teeth of one odometer wheel, and which are engageable with the pair of drive teeth on the next adjacent odometer wheel to the right, one full revolution of an odometer wheel causing the next adjacent odometer wheel to the left to rotate through substantially thirty six degrees; drive means 44, 46 for rotating the odometer wheel 12 furthest to the right; and a toggle 50 pivotally mounted on the second shaft and having a first arm (52) engageable with the pair of drive teeth on the odometer wheel 24 furthest to the left and a second arm (54) engageable with a stop (56) when the odometer wheel 24 is displaying the zero numeral to support the odometer wheel in position. Overcomes problem of backlash between the odometer wheels and the pinion gears to hold the numerals in alignment. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2238230-A (GB)
Title: Continuous processing machine assembly for meal cooking
Inventor: CHEN KUN SHING
IPC: A47J37/12
Filed: 1989-11-23
Abstract: The assembly comprises means (31) for accommodating a plurality of trimmings and materials; means for sequentially delivering the trimmings and materials to a frying pan member (38) having a discharge hole (381) formed in a lower portion thereof; means for heating the pan member; means (35) for feeding frying oil into the frying pan member; means (383) having a hole and adapted to shift between a first position whereat the hole thereof is in a vertical alignment with the hole of the frying pan member and a second position whereat the hole thereof closes and seals the hole of the pan member; and means having a plurality of food containers for sequentially being shifted into a position under the frying pan member. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2241205-A (GB)
Title: Vehicle having height adjustable cover
Inventor: WILSON ANTHONY FREDERICK
IPC: B60J7/04
Filed: 1990-02-22
Abstract: A freight-carrying vehicle has a load platform (11) and a flexible cover (13, 16, 17) over the load platform which can be raised and lowered relative to the platform by adjustment of extensible uprights (22, 23) at corners of the cover. Adjustment may be made manually or by use of screw jack or piston and cylinder arrangements with electric, pneumatic or hydraulic drive. In an alternative embodiment the cover 112 may be rigid and the side wail of the cover overlaps with a rigid lower wall (134). In this case height adjustment is by a driven cable/pulley system (136, 137). An indicator (140) mounted in the drivers cab provides the driver with an indication of the position of the cover (112) relative to the load platform (111). <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2244082-A (GB)
Title: Assembling articles
Inventor: FOK CHI WING
IPC: E05B17/20
Filed: 1990-05-18
Abstract: An article comprises a first member (cover) 7 and a second member (base) 1, the first member having a resilient formation 12 which is locatable in a hole 4 in the second member 1; assembly involves bringing the two members together so that the formation 12 locates in the hole 4. Wing portions 22 of a tab 20 are inserted into the hole 4 to substantially prevent movement of the formation within the hole. The tab 20 is fastened to either of the members 1, 7 to complete assembly of the article. The article may be an electric lamp with a base 1 moulded with an electric plug (see Figures 8, 9). As shown, base 1 has a hole (6, Figure 1) to receive a protrusion (17, Figure 2) on cover 7. Further details of the assembly, and fixing of the base are given. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2232132-A (GB)
Title: Hybrid laminar flow nacelle for aircraft engine
Inventor: LAHTI DANIEL JOHN
IPC: F01D5/14
Filed: 1990-05-31
Abstract: A hybrid laminar flow nacelle for housing an engine of an aircraft includes an outer annular cowl having a leading lip and radially spaced and axially extending annular outer and inner forward surface portions which merge at the leading lip. The nacelle incorporates a suction bleed system between the surfaces and a tailored outer surface geometry shape for producing reduced friction drag laminar flow over the outer cowl at cruise operation of the aircraft and producing separation-free flow over the inner surface of the cowl at off-cruise operation of the aircraft.
Patent GB-2239274-A (GB)
Title: Gutter/fascia/soffit unit
Inventor: MCDERMOTT JOSEPH
IPC: E04D13/158
Filed: 1990-12-21
Abstract: The rear wall 13 of the gutter 14 forms the upper half of the fascia which is attachable to a separate, lower fascia member 16 which is either integrally formed with a soffit 17 or adjustably supports a separate soffit. The soffit may have drain slits 18 and ducts for cables. A barge board unit may join the soffit. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2252198-A (GB)
Title: Resealable vent in batteries
Inventor: IP KAM-WAH WILSON
IPC: H01M2/12
Filed: 1991-01-22
Abstract: A battery eg. Ni-Cd button-cell includes a one-way vent valve, which can open to release gas built up within the battery, when the pressure of the gas has reached a predetermined value, and which can close when the gas pressure is below the predetermined value. Concave vent plug 28 is located over hole 26 in cell top-cap 20, and cover plate 32 is spot-welded at points 34 so that plug 28 is compressed and seals the hole 26. At a predetermined pressure, plug 28 is deformed allowing gases to enter area 30 and flow out between the weld points. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2245364-A (GB)
Title: Magnetic resonance imaging coil
Inventor: EHNHOLM GOSTA JAKOB
IPC: G01R33/34
Filed: 1991-04-04
Abstract: In a magnetic resonance imaging apparatus suitable for providing dynamic polarisation for increasing signal strength (ESREMRI), by exciting coupled ESR (Overhauser effect), the NMR signal coil 1 provides a coupling between means 3 for generating the ESR excitation pulses and antennae 2 suitably distributed along the coil. The antennae are adapted to give a predominantly magnetic coupling to the sample and may provide a field which is rotating and/or shaped or focussed. With a signal coil formed of coaxial conductors, each antenna may be defined in part by a break in the outer conductor, which may cooperate with a conductive strip capacitatively coupled to the outer at both ends (figure 2); the conductive strip may be the outer of a second section of the signal coil (figure 4). Parasitic antennae (no break in the outer) may be provided for coupling to the other antennae. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249002-A (GB)
Title: Synchronous digital hierarchy rejustification
Inventor: CHOPPING GEOFFREY
IPC: H04L7/08
Filed: 1991-05-24
Abstract: Pointer processing a digital time division multiplexed (TDM) data stream 10 at a node of a synchronous digital hierarchy (SDH) transmission network so as to justify the data stream on transmission, the data stream having a specified line frequency and being composed of frames, each frame containing a reference word, and the node of the transmission network having a node frequency, the pointer processing comprising storing the incoming data stream in a buffer store 13 at the node, using the line reference of the incoming data stream to extract a data pointer 14 from the data stream for each frame, which data pointer indicates the location of the reference word of that frame in the buffer store, and further comprising extracting a timing pointer from the incoming data stream, utilising the line reference and a line clock the frequency of which is a multiple of the line reference, the timing pointer so extracted being converted into a reference value by utilising the node reference and a node clock, the reference value being utilised to generate a node timing pointer, and then comparing, 22, the node timing pointer 18 with a read address and data pointer 20, and justifying the read-out 21 from the buffer store 13 in accordance with the results of the comparison. Changes in the data pointer value can occur without change in the timing pointer value and vice versa. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2244797-A (GB)
Title: Tandem charge for attacking armoured vehicles
Inventor: ARENE FRANCOIS
IPC: F42B12/66
Filed: 1991-06-05
Abstract: A tandem charge of the type described and claimed in European Patent (U.K.) No. 0279709 for attacking armoured vehicles, particularly those whose protection has long life active preshielding means, constituted by two separate projectiles joined by a connecting wire and each containing an explosive effect charge in such a way that the rear projectile follows the front projectile, has the upstream end 12 of the connecting wire 12 fixed to a flexible attachment part 14 positioned in the front projectile 10, so as to transfer a meeting point B of the direction of the wire with the axis of the projectile upstream of the centre of gravity (G) of the latter, the meeting point B thus constituting a fictional attachment point for the end of the connecting wire 12. The part 14 may be connected to a latch (16) of a pyrotechnic chain interrupting system by a wire 18, which may be a continuation of wire 12. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2249241-A (GB)
Title: Terminal adapter pooling system
Inventor: IKEHATA NORIMITSU
IPC: H04L29/08
Filed: 1991-06-18
Abstract: In a key telephone system in which a plurality of data terminals 371... 37n, e.g. computers, are connected to a key service unit 1 connected to a plurality of ISDNs 231... 23m, a terminal adapter (TA) 41 is pooled so as to be usable by any data terminal 371... 37n. In response to a setup signal from an ISDN (e.g. 231), the key service unit 1 selects a single data terminal and closes a communication channel between the selected data terminal (e.g. 371) and the TA 41. so that a status equivalent to that where the selected data terminal 371 and the TA 41 are directly connected is established. Thereafter, the key service unit 1 transmits a setup signal to the TA 41, and the TA 41 transmits a call to the selected data terminal 371. When the selected data terminal 371 responds to the call from this TA 41, the key service unit 1 closes a communication channel between the TA 41 and the ISDN 251. so that a communication link between the selected data terminal 371 and the ISDN 231 can be established via the TA 41. During the process until this link can be established, since the selected data terminal 371 and the TA 41 are in the status equivalent to direct coupling, the key service unit 1 is not concerned in the communications between the selected data terminal 371 and TA 41, thus reducing the operational load applied to the key service unit 1. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2246146-A (GB)
Title: Reactive dyeing of mixtures of two different cellulosic fibres
Inventor: TAYLOR JAMES MARTIN
IPC: D06P3/82
Filed: 1991-07-01
Abstract: Mixtures of solvent-spun cellulosic fibres and other cellulosic fibres (e.g. cotton, rayon) are dyed by the use of a reactive dye followed by a fixing with a fixing agent which incorporates an alkali metal metasilicate.
Patent GB-2250066-A (GB)
Title: A seal
Inventor: KISPERT KLAUS
IPC: F16J15/3204
Filed: 1991-11-15
Abstract: A seal (16) comprises a conical projection (26) and a passage (28) which extends through the seal and opens at the narrower free end of the conical projection. The passage allows free movement of air in both directions. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2251637-A (GB)
Title: Roof tiling system
Inventor: CAFFREY GERARD FRANCIS
IPC: E04D1/34
Filed: 1991-12-31
Abstract: Roof slates or tiles forming roof cladding are clipped together using clips which clip slidably to the side edges 28 of upper tiles 20 and to the top edges 24 of lower tiles 22 so that the lower tiles through the clips assist in holding down the upper tiles against wind forces.   <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2261180-A (GB)
Title: Press machine for chip components
Inventor: NAKAGAWA TADAHIRO
IPC: H05K13/02
Filed: 1992-03-27
Abstract: A press machine for transferring miniature components C from a first plate to a second plate is disclosed. Pin head mounting members (27, 28) are rotatably mounted on a horizontal spindle (25) above a table (2) which horizontally supports a holding plate holding chip type electronic components, and the spindle (25) is vertically movable by a vertical cylinder. Four mounting surfaces are formed on a side portion of each of the pin head mounting members (27, 28), and pin heads (31 to 34) (34 not shown) each having a number of press pins are detachably mounted on the mounting surfaces. A locking pin (44) is provided on an upper end portion of the spindle (25) for locking the pin head mounting members every 90 DEG . Thus, it is possible to efficiently replace press pins in response to type change of chip type electronic components, as well as to quickly exchange a broken press pin. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2257120-A (GB)
Title: Self-emptying container
Inventor: FRASER ALEXANDER
IPC: B65D90/58
Filed: 1992-05-19
Abstract: A self-emptying container 1 comprises a base 8 and a surrounding wall 10, 12. The container 1 has a laterally displacable base panel 18 movable between a first, normally closed position for closing a bottom aperture 20 in the container 1 and a second open position for allowing material 5 disposed in the container 1 to exit therethrough. The base panel 18 has a projecting engagement member 26 whereby the bottom aperture 20 may be opened by bringing the projecting engagement member 26 into abutment with the surface of an external body 28 to push back the projecting member 26. <IMAGE>
Patent GB-2258194-A (GB)
Title: Endorser for cheques.
Inventor: LANE DONALD
IPC: B41K3/00
Filed: 1992-06-22
Abstract: In an endorser for cheques (232) which have a plurality of pre-prescribed endorsement-receiving fields (236, 238, 240, 242, 234) thereon, the endorsing head (not shown) is transversable across the machine to allow registration with any desired field, and when so registered is detained by engagement of a detent (not shown) in a castellation (102, 104, 106, 108) in the machine casing (36). The input hopper of the machine (34) is provided with an end fence (not shown) which can likewise be registered with any of a plurality of slots (116, 118, 120, 122) respectively associated with the various fields, whereby the cheques are correctly located in the machine prior to printing. As described, the endorsing head is slidably mounted on shafts which span the machine, and an actuating lever operates a cam and linkwork which both separate the endorsing roller from the impression roller and release the detent to allow the head to be transversely positioned. The detent itself doubles as a lever for effecting the transverse shift. <IMAGE>